Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Brian Springer | What Does it Really Mean?

A quote from one participant at the conservative rally (article) published on Jan. 20 was, “bettering our country and restoring it to the ideals that it was founded upon.” But

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Focus on the Courthouse

After numerous early-on letters of concern about the proposed eight-story courthouse across the street from the mall, I have heard nothing recently. Crickets.  I have heard plenty about the detour

Letters to the Editor

Rob Kerchner | A Study in Contrast

Democrats won an election and hired 87,000 IRS agents to go after American citizens. Republicans won an election and hired 20,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to go after foreign

Letters to the Editor

Kevin D. Korenthal | When Trust Is Not Enough

Like many current and former residents of this community, I was saddened to read recent news regarding allegations of financial misconduct at The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit long admired for

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Fairbanks | About That Pardon

After repeatedly explaining my understanding of President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, I decided to share it here. This is not about whether Hernández was

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | Nothing to See!

When Republicans voted to cut Medicaid from able-bodied people and to eliminate fraud, the Democrats howled, “You’re taking away health care.” It was never-ending screaming and it continues to this

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Rick Barker | The Longer You Are Around

The longer you are around and paying attention the more you will see that NOTHING is ever as good or as bad as politicians and other talking heads tell you

Letters to the Editor

Philip Wasserman | Restoring Trust

Larry Moore (letters, Jan. 4) focused on Nancy Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, and their stock trading. I want to focus on the pending legislation to ban congressional stock

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | ‘Relatively’ Civil

As I finished reading this morning’s letters to the editor (Nov. 26) I kind of smiled while shaking my head, thinking how amazing it is that given so many diverse

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | Fond Memory of Michael Reagan

After reading Bill Steigerwald’s poignant tribute to Michael Reagan (commentary, Jan. 9), I would like to share a personal remembrance of the stellar conservative with a great family pedigree.  Several

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Lois Eisenberg | It Rains Here After All

California is free of all drought for the first time in 25 years. The dryness has gone, and now we can brag about California being wet and soggy. What Californians

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Rob Kerchner | A Magical Drop

Car thefts and accidents have plummeted under Donald Trump’s crime-and-immigration crackdown. Between January and October 2025, about 324,000 cars were reported stolen. That is a 23.2% drop over the 421,791

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Teresa Todd | A True Original

As the new year began, Placerita Canyon lost one of its truest originals and most devoted champions.  Lola Williams, born in 1936, was a woman of remarkable kindness, quiet strength,

Letters to the Editor

Philip Wasserman | A Super Self-Correction

I made a mistake in my Jan. 3 letter to The Signal. Margot Kidder played Lois Lane in the original Superman films, starring Christopher Reeve as Superman. In my defense,